A "Graphical Abstract" with the text "Here is your coconut woman, as perhaps envisioned by Harry Belafonte. For its proteome, though, have a look at the report inside!". I guess this is an attempt at a joke about breasts and coconuts? And how is it appropriate for a scientific paper?

Want to guess about the gender balance of the people who run the journal? Here are the pics from the web site of the main executive editors and officials

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Bizarre -- it's like something you'd expect to see in the 1960s -- not 50 years later. Maybe the authors (who are Italian and two of which seem to be women) have a different idea than Americans on what is appropriate humor in the 21st century, but certainly the editors should have advised them.

Without a doubt this is wrong and even worse, unscientific! I MAY give it to them if they objectify men at the proportion to the demographics at their office and as long as its not gay baiting. Then, maybe.